POV 25th Anniversary
Preview: Season 25 | 1m 59s
In 2012, POV celebrates 25 years of broadcasting on PBS!
In 2012, POV celebrates 25 years of broadcasting on PBS! Launched in 1988 to showcase new and challenging point-of-view documentaries on PBS, POV (Point of View) has grown to become American television's longest-running series dedicated to contemporary nonfiction programming.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
POV 25th Anniversary
Preview: Season 25 | 1m 59s
In 2012, POV celebrates 25 years of broadcasting on PBS! Launched in 1988 to showcase new and challenging point-of-view documentaries on PBS, POV (Point of View) has grown to become American television's longest-running series dedicated to contemporary nonfiction programming.
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Documenting Power: 25 Years of Political Films on POV
Clip: S25 | 1h 2m 38s | A special POV panel of filmmakers at the Paley Center for Media. (1h 2m 38s)
Now PlayingPreview: S25 | 1m 59s | In 2012, POV celebrates 25 years of broadcasting on PBS! (1m 59s)
Filmmaker Interview: Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson
Clip: S25 | 27m 7s | Two legendary filmmakers reflect on their careers. (27m 7s)
Preview: S25 Ep3 | 2m 38s | Is darkness becoming extinct? A meditation on the human relationship to the stars (2m 38s)
Preview: S25 Ep3 | 30s | Premieres Monday, August 12, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
Girl Model: Unattainable Images of Beauty
Clip: S25 Ep14 | 6m 40s | How using young girls to advertise for women's products affects body image. (6m 40s)
Preview: S25 Ep14 | 2m 8s | Modeling seen by a conflicted American scout and a 13-year-old she discovers. (2m 8s)
Girl Model: Scouting New Faces
Clip: S25 Ep14 | 7m 3s | Ashley, a modeling scout, attends castings and beauty pageants in Siberia. (7m 3s)
Clip: S25 Ep14 | 11m 8s | 13-year-old aspiring model Nadya faces difficulties after being sent to Japan. (11m 8s)
Girl Model: Labor Violations in Modeling?
Clip: S25 Ep14 | 30m 47s | Models, lawyers and advocates join the conversation around 'Girl Model.' (30m 47s)
Girl Model: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S25 Ep14 | 36m 49s | The filmmakers talk about the modeling industry and the making of their film. (36m 49s)
Clip: S25 Ep13 | 1m 55s | A Zeta reporter risks his life to publish an important crime list (1m 55s)
Clip: S25 Ep13 | 2m 26s | A reporter is threatened after publishing sensitive information. (2m 26s)
Clip: S25 Ep13 | 2m 39s | Adela Navarro updates POV viewers on how 'Reportero' has affected the newsweekly Zeta. (2m 39s)
Reportero: Filmmaker Interview with Bernardo Ruiz
Clip: S25 Ep13 | Find out more about the making of 'Reportero'
Reportero: An Independent Newspaper in Mexico
Clip: S25 Ep13 | 5m 4s | Zeta is formed as an independent newsweekly out of Tijuana (5m 4s)
Nostalgia for the Light - Trailer
Preview: S25 Ep12 | 2m 2s | In the Atacama Desert, earthly and celestial quests meld. (2m 2s)
Nostalgia for the Light: We Felt Completely Free
Clip: S25 Ep12 | 3m 59s | A man takes up astronomy when imprisoned during Pinochet's rule. (3m 59s)
Nostalgia for the Light: The Architect of Memory
Clip: S25 Ep12 | 3m 36s | An architect explains how he memorized and "documented" the concentration camp he was in. (3m 36s)
Nostalgia for the Light: My Brother Was Dead
Clip: S25 Ep12 | 3m 33s | A woman remembers learning of her brother's death after he was "disappeared." (3m 33s)
Preview: S25 Ep11 | 2m 5s | A rare genetic disorder changes a Navajo family (2m 5s)
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 3m 28s | Dorey and Yolanda meet with a historian to learn more about the Long Walk. (3m 28s)
Sun Kissed: Remembering the Long Walk
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 4m 31s | Harry C. Myers explains the significance of creating the Long Walk National Historic Trail (4m 31s)
Sun Kissed: Protecting Homes from UV Rays
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 5m 18s | Michelle Evans Milota helps a family with XP protect their home from UV rays. (5m 18s)
Sun Kissed: Meet the Nez Family
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 2m 55s | Meet Dorey and Yolanda Nez who had two children with XP. (2m 55s)
Sun Kissed: Genetic Bottleneck
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 2m 45s | Robert Erickson describes a theory behind the prevalence of XP on the Navajo reservation. (2m 45s)
Sun Kissed: Filmmaker Interview with Maya Stark and Adi Lavy
Clip: S25 Ep11 | 25m 41s | Filmmakers describe their responsibility to their subjects in telling a sensitive story. (25m 41s)
Preview: S25 Ep10 | 2m 33s | A riveting exposé of corruption and injustice in the Philippines. (2m 33s)
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 4m 10s | A verdict is finally reached in the controversial "Chiong Seven" case. (4m 10s)
Give Up Tomorrow: The Prosecution's Star Witness
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 4m 39s | Surrounded by much controversy, Rusia becomes a state witness for the Chiong case. (4m 39s)
Give Up Tomorrow: Paco's Arrest
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 4m 59s | A man is arrested for a crime which occurred 350 miles away from where he was at the time (4m 59s)
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 7m 55s | Discover what has happened in Paco's case since filming ended. (7m 55s)
Give Up Tomorrow: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 27m 57s | Collins and Syjuco discuss making a film about an injustice that affects a family member. (27m 57s)
Give Up Tomorrow: A Message From Death Row
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 1m 28s | Premieres October 4, 2012 on PBS. Check local listings. (1m 28s)
Give Up Tomorrow: Searching the Farm
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 2m 46s | Authorities show up unannounced at the Larrañaga farm to search for evidence. (2m 46s)
Give Up Tomorrow: Q&A in the Philippines
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 10m 41s | Filmmakers Michael Collins and Marty Syjuco talk with the audience after the premiere. (10m 41s)
Give Up Tomorrow: Judge Ocampo Found Dead
Clip: S25 Ep10 | 2m 23s | Judge Ocampo is found dead in a hotel a few years after the Chiong case trial. (2m 23s)
El Velador (The Night Watchman) - Trailer
Preview: S25 Ep9 | 1m 24s | From dusk to dawn, a guard watches over the mausoleums of Mexican drug lords. (1m 24s)
El Velador: Los Jardines del Humaya Cemetary
Clip: S25 Ep9 | 7m 37s | Every night, Martin watches over the mausoleums of Mexico's notorious drug lords. (7m 37s)
El Velador: Filmmaker Interview with Natalia Almada
Clip: S25 Ep9 | 27m 26s | Almada talks about the making of the acclaimed documentary 'El Velador' (27m 26s)
Preview: S25 Ep8 | 20s | One woman fights to rebuild her home after Hurricane Katrina (20s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Q&A with Producer Daniel Wolff
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 6m 35s | Producer Daniel Wolff answers questions about 'I'm Carolyn Parker' (6m 35s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Filmmaker Interview with Jonathan Demme
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 27m 36s | Jonathan Demme talks about his portrait documentary of a woman from the Lower Ninth Ward (27m 36s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: They Heard Me
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 2m 45s | Carolyn remembers addressing a committee after Hurricane Katrina (2m 45s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Reaction to Katrina
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 29s | Carolyn explains how thankful she was for still having her house after Katrina. (1m 29s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: No Recipes
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 52s | Carolyn explains why she never used recipes as a chef. (1m 52s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Mother's Dresses
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 1m 14s | Carolyn remembers how she used to make dresses for her mother when she was young. (1m 14s)
I'm Carolyn Parker: Grandmother’s Cooking
Clip: S25 Ep8 | 2m 5s | Carolyn remembers her grandmother's home cooking in Louisiana. (2m 5s)
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